Here's a picture to show what I'm working with....

 

I do both and your best bet is a flush deck with a light rail... Lights work great for setting out deeks and still low enough to hide in the blind or just unbolt it and it will all come off together. Just makes sure your lights, deck and all of that are one piece so you only have one thing to remove.

 

I'll try to get some pics of my deck for you this weekend. It has 6 bolts that you take out and all the wiring is connected to quick disconnects. Takes about 20 minutes and a couple of people to remove it. Works great. It's still a full time bowfishing boat but wanted the option to take it off incase I decided to duck hunt out of it again.

James

 

I forgot to mention that all my wire connections are color coded with different color zip ties so its easy to match back up. I have all the wires run under neath my flooring of the boat as well and they are color coded as well so I know what ones to hook up to my different batteries.

 

mines a 17' held on with 4 c clamps and a heavy duty ratchet strap. ill have to scrounge up some pics at a later time.

 

I got a raised deck with the lights mounted underneath.Remove 10 bolts and unplug 2 wires and set it off.Come spring set it back on.Takes me and 2 guys around 15 to 20 minutes and it's done either way.All the wiring is ran under and fastened to the deck so it all stays together

 

Sounds pretty good... Im guessing most of yall used aluminum to build your deck??? Do you think steel would be too heavy? I just dont have the money to build an all aluminum deck right now....

 

We use ours for duck hunting, bowfishing, stripper fishing, and getting to islands to hunt the dogs. It's an 1860 and it suites me well. The lights are attached to the deck and the deck is held on by four bolts. Completely removable. I prefer it on tho :tu:

 

What materials did you use to build it?

 

1 inch aluminim square tubing. Stainless steel hardware. Worth the price due to weight alone.

 

Yeah I know that's what most people try to use for weight purposes. I just don't think I'm going to have that kind of budget. If you don't mind me asking, how much money do you have into the deck?

 

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Your rig is very similar to my Tracker 1648MV. Here is a pic of my deck setup. It's about 54x43 and fishes 2 people nicely. I put eyelets on the rail of the boat and thru the floor of the deck (all welded, made by gator trax.) It only takes 2 people and less than 5 minutes to take the deck off, and the only reason it takes 2 people is because I'd rather not break any of the 50w leds taking it off myself. The only hard part is moving the troller from the casting deck to the bowfishing deck. I guess I could fix that with a few quick release mounts.

 

My deck and lights stay on.